After days of research on stainless steel carafe coffee makers I settled on this Zojirushi mainly because it was touted as one of the few to get the water temperature right. It is a well-designed coffee maker devoid of many of the design flaws of other brands. The carafe is easy to use, the reservoir is easy to fill and everything is easy to clean. So why did I return it to Amazon's Chef's Corner in Whittier, CA, wonderful people to deal with by the way?
Well, I measured the temperature of the water numerous times and couldn't find 200 degrees. I used cold filtered water and then warm water and even hot water. The warm water helped but not enough. So what?
I measured the temperature of the water in my beloved Krups Type 178 and it was no where near 200 degrees. But I loved the coffee it made.
I'm basically a two-cup drinker on weekends and no one else in my house drinks coffee so I always used the 2-4 cup setting in the Krups. Using the regular setting for 2 cups I found, produced lousy coffee.
Alas, there is no 2-4 cup setting on the Zojirushi and I just couldn't get two good cups of coffee out of it no matter what amount of coffee I used.
So back it went.
I've concluded that it is basically the luck of the draw in coffee makers as to whether you get a good one or not. All in the Amazon website have both rave and bad reviews. So to a certain extent, you cannot condemn a model of coffee maker, only the one that you have. As for mine, I just didn't like the coffee... so the search continues.Get more detail about Zojirushi EC-BD15 Fresh Brew Thermal Carafe Coffee Maker.
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